1 P aul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),

2 a nd all the brethren that are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:

3 G race to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,

4 w ho gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

5 t o whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

6 I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel;

7 w hich is not another gospel only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

8 B ut though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema.

9 A s we have said before, so say I now again, if any man preacheth unto you any gospel other than that which ye received, let him be anathema.

10 F or am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.

11 F or I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man.

12 F or neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

13 F or ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:

14 a nd I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

15 B ut when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,

16 t o reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood:

17 n either went I up to Jerusalem to them that were apostles before me: but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned unto Damascus.

18 T hen after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days.

19 B ut other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.

20 N ow touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

21 T hen I came unto the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

22 A nd I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:

23 b ut they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc;

24 a nd they glorified God in me.